In 1574, Christopher Barker published a volume of prayers and poems collected and composed by Elizabeth Tyrwhit, an intimate member of Katherine Parr's circle, governess to the princess Elizabeth, ...

According to the Talmud ( Berachot 26b), the Avot (forefathers) instituted the three daily prayers: Abraham - Shacharit, the ...

More than 15,000 people gathered in St. Peter's Square for Pope John Paul II's general audience Oct. 8. His teaching centered on the importance of evening prayer in the life of the Church and seemed ...

A prayer to begin the day, and a prayer as the day ends. Archie Buie, a retired United Methodist pastor, has published two books of prayers. "Simply Connect: Morning and Evening Prayers for 31 Days." ...

The history of religious exercises at Harvard is entertaining and instructive. The change from the compulsion of the past to the long-wished for, and no less valuable freedom of the present, is only ...

IN President Dunster's day, the 'Rules and Precepts that are observed in the Colledge' required that 'Every Schollar shall be present in his Tutors chamber at the 7th, houre in the morning, ...

There are a thousand ways to pray. As a child, I was taught to kneel at my bedside for morning and evening prayers. My grandmother, Effie, sat in a cozy little pink and cream upholstered chair to pray ...

Many modern Catholics’ familiarity with the Liturgy of the Hours begins and ends with a ditty about an ineffective Matins bell and a dozing friar named Jacques. But due to the encouragement of recent ...

Here’s a bit of news that I’ve known about for some time, and have been eagerly anticipating sharing with you. Now that the “embargo” has been broken, here goes: Liturgical Press, one of the premier ...

Navratri is a celebration of divine devotion, discipline, and feminine power where devotees offer worship to nine forms of Goddess Durga for nine days with complete faith. The most frequently asked ...